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Salicornia europaea

Flowering Plants

Salicornia europaea, known as marsh samphire, common glasswort or simply glasswort, is a halophytic annual dicot flowering plant. It is a succulent plant with a high water content that gives it a slightly translucent look, and it grows near saline water in Europe, where it is eaten both raw and cooked. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Scientific Name
Salicornia europaea 2
Sources
1. Salicornia europaea (Wikipedia)
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Salicornia europaea, known as marsh samphire, common glasswort or simply glasswort, is a halophytic annual dicot flowering plant.
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2. Wikipedia: Salicornia europaea
WikipediaWikidata Q27943 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
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